Universum published its first South African ‘Companies of the Future’ report, revealing that Google, Microsoft, and Telkom are the most sought after tech companies to work for among local students.
The report, which is based on the responses from 16,900 students and 9,100 professionals who were surveyed, showed that Eskom, Sasol, and Transnet are the top ranked companies to work for among engineering students.
When looking at the rankings from MBA students and professionals, Sasol, Eskom, and BHP Billiton were the most sought after employers.
According to Universum the following are important aspects to make an employer attractive to students:
- Market success
- Professional training and development
- Leaders who will support my development
- Good reference for a future career (employer’s reputation in the market place)
The following table provides an overview of the most sought after tech employers among students, and among MBA students and professionals.
| Students rankings | |||
| Rank | Engineering and IT Students | Rank | Commerce |
| 1 | Eskom | 1 | KPMG |
| 2 | Sasol | 2 | Coca Cola South Africa |
| 3 | Transnet | 3 | SARS |
| 4 | 8 | Eskom | |
| 8 | Microsoft South Africa | 12 | |
| 11 | Telkom | 26 | Vodacom |
| 12 | Vodacom | 32 | MTN |
| 16 | MTN | 35 | Microsoft South Africa |
| 21 | Nokia | 44 | Telkom |
| 39 | Dimension Data | ||
| 46 | Cell C | ||
| MBA and Professional Rankings | |||
| Rank | Engineering and IT | Rank | MBA |
| 1 | Sasol | 1 | SAB |
| 2 | Eskom | 2 | McKinsey & Company |
| 3 | BHP Billiton | 3 | Coca Cola South Africa |
| 4 | CSIR | 5 | |
| 9 | 7 | MTN | |
| 26 | Siemens South Africa | 11 | Vodacom |
| 30 | Vodacom | 23 | Microsoft South Africa |
| 38 | Dept of Science and Technology | 39 | Telkom |
| 40 | MTN | 42 | IBM South Africa |
| 50 | MultiChoice | ||
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